The Impact Of The Villainess’ Fake Marriage On The Ending - Chapter 58
Chapter 58
The corridor, which had been covered in such tension that people couldn’t even breathe easily, quickly became agitated.
Everyone was asking what was going on, and there were murmurs everywhere.
Even the emperor, whose face was stained with anger and shame, looked at Vanessa with a bewildered face.
So, there was no need to mention how confused Kael and Adeline were facing Vanessa in person.
“Vanessa! What are you doing!”
Surprised by his sister’s behavior, Jeffrey rushed out and tried to raise Vanessa off the ground.
However, Vanessa tried to push her brother aside and stay in her position.
“Let me go! I have something to say!”
“I told you to stop!”
While the brother and sister collided, Kael hid Adeline behind him.
“I apologize. This is my fault for not taking good care of my sister. She has been out of her mind these days…”
“No, Count Felix. Let her go.”
Jeffrey raised Vanessa with his strength, bowed his head politely, and tried to resolve the situation.
However, the emperor stopped Jeffrey after he noticed something.
“How desperate must that young lady be, to come out and kneel in front of so many people? Let her go. I heard she has something to say.”
The emperor was a dumb and stupid human being, but there were times when his head would roll extraordinarily towards the cunning side.
This was one of those moments. The emperor was sure that Vanessa’s sudden strange behavior would bury his shame.
Stimuli are originally erased with greater stimuli.
If Vanessa’s event was more intense, it was clear that people would forget about the emperor and only talk about what Vanessa had done.
“Your Majesty. Vanessa is very sick right now. She’s been extremely…”
“Oh-oh. Didn’t I give an order? Just let her go.”
The emperor ordered Jeffrey to stand down and, unable to disobey an imperial command, he stepped aside and watched Vanessa with an anxious face.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“If there is something bothering you, you need to solve it. Speak comfortably.”
Vanessa thanked him, and the emperor replied with a grin.
Adeline looked at the emperor and Vanessa with a slight frown. Even Vanessa, who came out of nowhere, was embarrassed, and the emperor’s sarcastic smile was also disconcerting.
“Your Grace. This seemed to be the only way to clear up the misunderstanding, so I came forward like this.”
Vanessa approached Kael with tears in her eyes and sat down on her knees.
“If I kneel in front of so many people and express my feelings of injustice, will it reach your heart? I have no responsibility whatsoever for what happened to Her Grace. I did not harm her, Your Grace.”
“…”
“I just said everything that happened as I was asked to. That’s all. I never slandered Her Grace. I didn’t try to hurt her in the slightest.”
“…”
“So please, clear up any misunderstandings, and don’t look at me with contempt. I’ve admired Your Grace all my life. Since the day I saw that look in your eyes, my world has completely collapsed, and I can’t do anything.”
Tears flowed down her red cheeks, which always made her feel lovely. Vanessa looked at Kael, crying so much that her makeup was smudged.
“I lived every day looking at Your Grace. Every day. I survived every day while dreaming of a future together, so why…”
Vanessa’s eyes, wet with tears, briefly turned to Adeline. Her light brown eyes were filled with resentment.
“Please clear up any misunderstandings, Your Grace. I beg of you.”
It was a pretty desperate confession, but there was no change in the expression of the person whose heart she wanted to reach.
“Did you say everything you wanted to say?”
A hard voice that didn’t feel the slightest emotion turned to Vanessa.
The words he said were cold, but there was also some irritation in his voice. Vanessa’s eyes shook at the unfriendly question.
“I’ll be the one to judge whether it’s a misunderstanding or not. So you don’t have to hang on to this. As the Lady said, if you have nothing to do with it, it will all be revealed later.”
“But…”
“And I don’t know what you want me to do with your feelings.”
Kael was genuinely bothered by this situation. A lady who had still been keeping an eye on him suddenly came out and begged him while crying, burying the emperor’s shame.
It couldn’t look good to him, and he couldn’t care about it.
“For me now, the Young Lady is someone who may have helped hurt the person I love. So would my heart be shaken if you suddenly appeared like this and confessed that you had feelings for me for a long time?”
“…”
“I don’t think you are that naive.”
Kael frowned and looked at Vanessa. Vanessa’s feelings were none of his business. He had to wrap up this situation quickly and extract more information from the emperor.
“Above all, it’s Adeline who you should apologize to, not me.”
“…”
“As the Lady said, it was Adeline who was hurt, whether it was just a line-up of things you had to do to cooperate with the Red Knights, or a plot against my wife. If it’s the latter, you’ll have to offer more than an apology.”
Vanessa’s eyes fluttered at the cold voice that seemed like would freeze her heart just from hearing it.
Tears flowed quickly, and the hands that were clasping her dress trembled. The lips she was biting tightly were also pale.
“… I apologize. It was rude of me.”
Whether she had come to her senses after hearing Kael’s words, Vanessa, who was more clearly dispirited than a little while ago, muttered in a low voice.
“Your Grace is right. Even if it’s not my fault, the person I should apologize to is Her Grace. I will formally apologize.”
Vanessa stood up and tried to approach Adeline.
And as she did, Kael stood in her way. It was clear that he was determined not to let her touch Adeline.
“Kael. Wait a moment.”
But Adeline stopped Kael.
“Adeline. I remember that this conversation is already over.”
“I know. I also know why you’re anxious. But I really want to ask Lady Felix something. Quietly, just the two of us.”
Adeline asked while trying to reassure Kael.
Since she made such a fuss, it would be difficult to meet Vanessa after today. In fact, she didn’t even know that today might be her last chance.
She had to ask herself. She had to know whether Vanessa had been sucked into this book or whether she too was possessed, as Adeline had expected.
In order to do so, she had to stay close to Vanessa at a slight distance from her surroundings. She had no choice but to talk in a whisper.
“Please, Kael.”
Kael couldn’t refuse Adeline’s request. She asked with such firm determination that it was difficult to say no.
Eventually, Kael gave up and stepped aside, and Adeline approached Vanessa.
“Lady Felix. From now on, answer my questions honestly. If I’m right, the Lady and I are in the same situation. Can you promise?”
“I’m sorry, Your Grace. I keep being rude towards you. From before until now.”
“No. Let’s put that matter behind us for now. Please answer my question honestly. This is the most important. Can you trust me and tell me?”
“His Grace is right. I shouldn’t have come out to apologize to him, but to Your Grace. I’m sorry.”
Adeline was about to whisper and ask about the possession, but she was speechless.
Vanessa’s eyes were out of focus, and she kept saying only what she wanted to say. She kept repeating the apology that couldn’t reach her even if she spat it out.
She was struggling because she didn’t have much time and the situation was just going in circles like this. In the end, Adeline just asked it after thinking about it.
“Are you possessed by the novel ‘Beyond Orange’, Vanessa? Do you know the end of this book?”
The name of the book returned focus to Vanessa’s eyes. She slowly raised her gaze to meet Adeline’s eyes.
“Are you perhaps…”
“It’s really funny. It was definitely all mine.”
Vanessa interrupted her quietly.
“You definitely said you would let me have it all. You said it was all mine. Everything you now enjoy was originally something I should have enjoyed.”
“… Lady Felix.”
“I will never forgive you. I will curse you for the rest of my life.”
Tears gradually filled Vanessa’s eyes, and madness shone over her wet eyes.
Vanessa’s expression changed, and she suddenly screamed and rushed at Adeline.
“Ahhhhhh! Die! Just die!”
Vanessa, who wasn’t holding anything, suddenly had a black dagger in her hand. The dagger wrapped in black smoke swiftly turned to Adeline’s heart.
“Adeline!”
They were too close to each other. She heard Kael urgently calling her, but Adeline could do nothing but close her eyes tightly.
“…”
But even after a while, she didn’t feel the dagger piercing her. Adeline quickly opened her eyes and checked the situation.
“… Kael!”
It was natural that she couldn’t feel anything.
Kael blocked Vanessa’s dagger with his bare hands after going in front of her at a ridiculous speed.
Blood was dripping from Kael’s hand as he clenched the black dagger.
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